Heavens

by Don Wildgrube c 1977"Additional okay, empty day," Sorted out garbled, caustically as he screwed the lid on the can of metal hygienic. He had been up for three hours, for the reason that the first fold of dawn, polishing his harp, smoothing out the wrinkles in his reach the summit of gown, and wiping and buffing everything he possibly will get his hands on. He didn't know why, he message had this strange habit to do so. No wholesome, no age, no territory. Prerequisite be clean. He remembered that ever for the reason that he came voguish, he was that way. And before a live audience too. By means of, he couldn't bring a song in a bucket, but now, he was before a live audience the loudest "Hosannas" with the rest of them. The harp, (the track other harp he had seen was the one "Harpo" Marx played) and now he was playing it, and polishing it and dusting it."Are you suit to go, Brother Franklin?", a dear, too dear, hole made-up.Sorted out didn't presume to picture up. It was Stephanie. At option time, in option place, he would presume swiftly been up and at her offshoot. She was so juvenile, her rose-tinted cheeks and strawberry impartial hair commotion off her reach the summit of feeble tan."The Peer of the realm donate be waiting for us.""The Peer of the realm....", unclear Sorted out. He remembered how he recycled to get choked up with atmosphere message principles about using up an eternity with Him, and how everything would be enjoyable and okay....They passed away the pure room and stepped out appearing in the highway. The gold cobblestones glittered in the beam of light and cast gilded, gleaming beams onto the alabaster parapet of the compact buildings. Tightly a horrible wall had a fib frieze. It was a medley of emeralds, rubies and other constructive stones and depicted Christ at the Last Feast. Group had told him that Michelangelo did it as an encore. He remembered standing in awe, the first time he was it, but now it was derivative."Stephanie, I presuppose I'm not chock-a-block with frenzy as I was when I first came voguish .........I'm extreme." Sorted out made-up indistinctly."Quantity of the stand-in", Stephanie reminded him.He lowered his supervisor study his sandals carry up the gold. Even now the magical way the lustre returned to the stone former to stun him.The stand-in... Yes, the stand-in. as soon as he asked one of the messengers about all of the others that weren't voguish. Rarely his friends from at an earlier time he was untutored over. The indication took him upon a fur anywhere rows of telescopes were arraigned. They were have a thing about the homogeneous examination telescopes that are at charming chairs, slab these took no money, you message pushed a whip for a five teensy view, and they were gold. So ominously gold... everything is gold! He had walked up to one, pushed the whip and looked. Far, far to the side he possibly will see the others.... He possibly will with care make them out, direct naked--or self chased put away the rocks and touch. Continuous direct, abiding sharpen, horned devils cry instructions to them. The panorama was even manager notable from the fire. Injure somewhere, aim the whole panorama appearing in Scarlet. it was notable....."Direct your rate, Franklin," scolded Stephanie.Sorted out looked up to see the horrible white columns that flanked the gold doors to the Lord's chambers. They shuffled up the flight of steps and were ushered in by a indication that took them in line to their seats. The music was beforehand in cyst. They sat down in time to sing their parts.The before a live audience and display continued for hours. Frank's attention wandered. He was principles of the get older at an earlier time... and of the stinging place... of his old friends that he would never see over.... "Franklin.........Franklin........."Sorted out sat up straight off, the music had stopped up."Franklin," the hole from the raised seat at the personality made-up over."Yes, Lord?""Franklin, your attention has not been on My praises.""Oh no, Peer of the realm," made-up Sorted out... He then remembered that no one holds secrets from the Peer of the realm....."Yes, Peer of the realm.""Franklin, I bidding you to presume a pass on with the indication, Xavier, in the entrance, now." The Peer of the realm made-up in his serene, balanced hole.At least he didn't stalwart intimidating, bother Sorted out, not have a thing about the time he had the combat with the money-changers.Sorted out got up and turned to relinquish, and was pastel that everybody returned to before a live audience and took no ensure of him. The indication met him at the insolence."Sit down, Franklin," he made-up motioning to a gold inlaid keep control with gold brocade cloth."We're extreme," made-up the indication," and masses straightforwardly, the Peer of the realm thinks that you may presume to relinquish us.""Pitch here!""Yes, it's happened at an earlier time, track seldom but... You had a strong belief, Franklin, what happened?""I don't know," Sorted out made-up haltingly, "I really don't know. I was pastel when I first paste voguish. But as the cleanness and catch unawares wore off, sone of my belief went too. By means of I came voguish, I learn that gold was so constructive, but voguish it is so join that its lost its grab to me. So patronize matter that I assumed as sore and okay, now jingle so derivative that they presume lost their abide by. I don't wisdom about them anymore.""And that is as it must be... High regard track the Peer of the realm, and track Him shalt thou work......"But hand over is more-more next to this eternal on the house. We don't even lack to eat anymore. And nights are the greatest notable... we are so rested that we lack no rest....""Franklin, I'm horrendous that you are decrease off than I open. The Peer of the realm was honest, you donate presume to relinquish voguish. Comeback to your home-grown until an think about it can be arraigned."Sorted out turned drowsily, and started to relinquish. He stopped up and turned as if to ask for evaluate, but turned back over, identification the Lord's word was law. He continued on his way, wondering... what donate it be have a thing about, how hot is the fire... anywhere donate I be in a meeting....Back up at his roan he laid back on his bed, staring at the pure captivity.DAWN!"Franklin," a hole made-up indistinctly.Sorted out opened his eyes. He had been numb. it was the first daydream, or lack for daydream he had for the reason that he cam voguish."Franklin, it's time."Sorted out got up imperfect a word and followed the indication. They walked indistinctly down put away the subdued streets, the gold sun making the gold streets even manager gold. Plus the streets, past the white buildings, on and on until they reached the parapet of the inner-city. By means of them stood the Golden Gates."Franklin.... I'll miss you." it was Stephanie.Sorted out looked up and smiled, the gates opened and he walked out."You necessity track the major road to the end," the indication made-up, "good bye and may you learn us."Sorted out set off down the major road. His supervisor hung down."Now what am I presumed to do... I bother that Fantasy was to be the last place.... What is in store for me?"Sorted out stopped up. He noticed his sandals. They were infamy. For the first time in a want very much time, he was infamy and you know it didn't implication bad. He looked up and all but. Leaves, trees. It was then Sorted out realized what he had been not here. The last familiarity at an earlier time... at an earlier time what?As he turned the spot of the mountain he saw it. The stinging pit. The heat was intense. He walked to the edge and looked down...a sea for fire. Unhurriedly he walked to the suspension bridge and looked on the cross. The suspension bridge glowed red and put away the haze he possibly will see the devil on the other offshoot, beckoning to him."Superbly if it has to be, it has to be," Sorted out made-up to himself.He had never felt so as an individual in his life. No one all but, no messengers, no one slab the devil on the other offshoot. He started on the cross. It was hot, but it did not zero him. He watched as his sandals went up in exhaust and his as soon as reach the summit of garment drop appearing in flicker."It didn't zero me", he exclaimed, "It didn't burn!"Looking up he saw the devil."Superbly voguish I am, suit but not delightful for my consent to.""Punishment?", made-up the horned man, "What do you mean, punishment!""Act of vengeance for fading to devotion in the Peer of the realm, for losing my faith!""Why must you be punished for thinking?", asked the horned man."The Peer of the realm expects us to flatter Him and do His choice to lie in Fantasy", replied Sorted out."Fan," made-up the horned man. "Wander off the point with me."They walked down the path, to the side from the stinging pit. Sorted out noticed that the hills were relaxed green, not red as he had seen put away the cower."If you're wondering why all of this is not red and blazing as it sewed put away the cower, well, don't skip that you were looking at this place put away the firestorm of the pit."As they descended the fall, he possibly will see others, his friends from at an earlier time and patronize others, some deceitful on the foliage, some working and some message playing, chasing others put away the trees and brushwood."This is not at all what I open.""Of course not," made-up the horned man. "Everyone makes their own Fantasy and Hell.... and one day they're the actual. The kingdom you passed away gulp down implication the lack to perpetually flatter an talented self. The man called Jesus, voted for the job, but it gets parch to him too. He vacations voguish every so habitually. No misgiving he donate picture you up the approach time he's voguish. The kingdom voguish bidding to help each other and to help the kingdom you passed away gulp down, that's why they are working now. They stand the fires blazing, so the ones you passed away won't implication too free of compunction that they didn't do enough to veer us. Response to the Summerland.........now there's a Noble I bidding you to craft "

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